Fastening device



Dec 19 1922.

E. HONGLER. FASTENING Dawes. FILED DEC. 30. I921.

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ELIZABETH Honemn, or

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v Application filed lJece mb er so, 1921. semi n. 525,017.

To all whom it may concern .Be it known that 1,;ELIZABETH HONGLER, a citizen of the United States residing at Philadelphia, in the countyof lihiladelphia,

and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices, of-which the following is aspecification. i a i One object of my invention is to provide an improved fastening'device'in' the torn'i of a hoolnfor co-action with an eye for fasted .ing together portions of garments or other articles, said hook being so constructed that it cancbe quickly and easilysewed in place and will retain its proper position under the most severe strain. o,

A further object is toinake, my improved fastening, device of amlurable: construction ::which can be-readilymanufactured.

These objects, and other advantageous ends WlliCll'WlllbG; describedhereinalter, l

' attain "in the following manner, reference which u i Figure 1 is atop plan viewof ahook made being had to the accompanying drawings in in accordance with "my invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation io lthe-hook shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 isan inverted plan hook,

Figure l is Figure 5 is an enlarged. sectional'iview taken on the line 5-5ofrigure 2,, v

view of said Figure 6 is a top plan view showing said v H 13 provided Wltll a groove 26 as shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive or a r1132? asshown shown in Figure Twith a portion of the vlooped eyesengaging portion broken away to reveal the under structure, and it ,Figure 9 loan enlargedseotion taken on n the line 95-9 of Figure, 8. I "1 4 Referring to the drawing and partici'ilarly to vl ligures l to 6 inclusivemy improvedhool 10 can be made, by bending a single length of wire to provide two straiglit approx imately parallelportions 11 and 12which are spaced apart; the end of the portion l2 16 directly under when the eye i s jeeting a perspective view of said hoolnl ll being bent to' rovide a loop 14; said loop.

14 being extended 'to provide a central part 15 which extends "lengthwise between the portions 11 and 12. This portion 15 Proferably 111Cl udes anupwardly extending bend the eye engaging loop 17,;

coi'itinuing parts of the portions 11 and 12' upward in the formfof curved ends 18 and thenyprovidingn portion19; which extends in spaced relation above"theportions ll and 12; saidportion 19 being bent at 20 and p'referably flattoned to provide the closed end of the eye-en loop it being noted; that the portion l8 pf the eye-engaging? loop serves for ahntinent'with the part 21 of the eyeQQ as shownin l igure 6 whenthe hook is attached to the eye for the purpose of securing portionsof garments etc. together and,

secured to one of: the portions and the hook secured to the other of the portions'o'hthegarment. "The part 15 after extendingupward' to provide the bend 16 l word and has projecting partfli l 'onthe level jia ith the portions ll-and 1'2; saidpro and at its upper end has an enlargement or head 25 which can be produced by'up setting the end of the wire out of which the hook is produced. Thepart .43 preferably at its top -rticle andoither the grooves 26 or ribs 27 l serve as means for abutment with the of the hooli .nd saidth read will also prevent the portions 11, and 2-2? from" movingin 2. direction awayi'roin the cloth of the garment to which it is sewed; t he partfiextending beyond the portion 18 oi: the eye-engaging loop.

-ing part QESis bent upward as shown at 24 thestitehcs can extend over the por- 1o thread to p event lengthwise moveing also noted that the sewing can extend through the loop portions 13 and 14. By

thus providing the parts, the portions 11, 12 and 23 cannot move so as to disrupt or alter the proper position of the portions of the hook relatively to each other or to the garment. Furthermore by providing the 1 part 24 with the enlargement or heady25,

room is provided for the sewing needleto allow the passing of the thread over the portion 23, andthe part 2& in conjunction with the head also serves as means for preventing the possible slipping of the sewing thread ofi; the end ofthepart115. f

With 1' this construction, ior example, a dressinaker WllllGSBWlIlg the hook on. a gar- Inent canpress. on thehook to firmly hold the sam'e lnposltlon and then pass the needle and thread over the portion 23 between thesp'art24 and the portion 18 and securely connectthis part with, the thread; said construction allowing .ror; free action to *hold the hook firmly inwp'lace while sewing to the material andzpreventing the eyeeengag ing loop fromslipping or shifting. on the material to' which it is i applied. Furthermore the dressmaker if desired can sew by passing the needle under "the eye-engaging loop so asto firmly tie down the portions 11 and '12 under the eye-engaging loop and- "the opposite end of the hook can be securely held by projecting the needle] through the looped portions13and1et.

Ihave-fo'und that in any, ordinary use of my improved device, owing to the provision of the portion 23 with the parts 241; and 25, it is not necessaryto sew under the eye'- engaging loop since the mere sewing across eye is possible. i

the portion23 issuth'cient-tohold the hook end of the'device to the material; it. then only being'necessary to [sew through the loops 13 andtl l to firmly secure the device to the material I Thus bynot requiring the sewing under the eye-engaging loop, when the device is in useano contact of thehooksecurlng thread and engaging part of the I lso preferably provide additional means for preventing relative movement -between/the parts;11, 12 and 15 and in Figures }1 to 6 inclusive, 1 have shown thismeans in-the form of laterally extending lips 30 which can be pressed or drawn from the portions 11' and 12 so as to engage slightly under the portion 15 between the bent portions 16 and the part '23. This prevents the upward movement of the eye-engaging loop relatively to the portion 15 and I have carried thissa'me idea out in Fig ures 'r', 8 and 9 by producing the lips 30 on the'portions 15 and having them engage uppersurface parts of the portions 11 and '12. Thus these lips can be made either on the portions 11 and 12 or on theportion 15. In Figure 6, I have illustrated the eye 22 made out of a single length of wire of general horse shoe-shape 111 which the endportionsare flattened asshown at- 31 and pro- [vided with elongated single slots 32 having notches 33 spaced apart for engagement ;w1th the sewlng thread and said notches will serve topreventthe thread and end portions from moving relatively to each other since the thread 'willengage within the notches andphold'gthe eyelets securely in the place inwhich it is intended -for use. While I have described my invention as taking aparticular form, itwill be unde'r-- stood that the various partsofmy invention may be changed without departing frornthe spirit thereof, and'hence ldo not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but

considerthat- I am at 'libertyto make such changes and alterations as fairly I come within the scope 'oi the appended claims.

Having. "thus described my invention,

what I -claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is v LA hook of the character described iiieluding portions spaced apart andbent upward to provide an eye-engaging loop,-said first parts and having thread-engaging portions thereon serving to prevent lengthwise movement of said latter part relatively to the thread; substantially as described.

hook having a partextending between said 2. hook of the character described ine eluding portions spaced apart and bent up ward to provide an eye-engaging loop, said between the hook andthe thread, substan-* tially as described.

3. A hook of the character describedinveluding parts spaced apart and bent upward to form an 'eye'engaging loop and apart extending between and beyond-said parts, the intermediate part'gbeing bent to form a thread engaging loop. i

4. A hook of the characterdescribed ineluding portions spaced apart and bent upward to provide an eye-engaging loop, said hook including a portion extending between said first portions; and lips serving to prevent upward movement of sa d eyeeengaging loop relatively to said second mentioned portion; substantially as desoribed.

. 5. A hook ofthe character described in eluding portions spaced apart and bent up ward to 'form an eye-engaging loop and a.

part extending between said portions, said part being bent upwardly to form. a hump then downwardly and thread engaging loop.

6. A hook of the character described including portions spaced apart and bent upward to form an eye-engaging 100p and a part extending between said portions, said part being bent upwardly to form a hump then downwardly and upwardlyto form a thread engaging loop, the loop having from moving longitudinally.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' ELIZABETH HONGLER.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH GARBE, CHAs; E. Powrs.

upwardly to form a thread engaging parts to prevent the hook I0 

